September 16, 2013: Mayflower Day celebrates the day that the Mayflower set sail from England to the New World, way back in 1620. However, if they landed on the other coast, they might have been turned away due to Stay Away from Seattle Day. I was born in Seattle, and as an adult I don’t know that a single one of my friends was also from there; people move there from all over the country. But this one beautiful late summer day is a perfect opportunity to focus on the locals instead of the tourist trade, so give those poor, polite souls a break already.